A note to Dr. Casey: I think catatonic is a well-enough way to describe Cloud's state. Catatonia is the state in which someone suffers from immobility and stupor. Stupor is equal to near-unconsciousness. Even a sleeping individual can hear voices when people are talking around them.
Cloud was catatonic, not semi-catatonic. He was able to hear (though possibly not completely understand) Zack's stories even though he couldn't see him.



Anyway, I think Cloud was lying. How else would you expect a dufus like him to get so close to Aeris? He purposely acted like Zack to get into her . . . um . . . what the hell is that thing she wears?
Quote Originally Posted by Desperado
it does use the term 'lie,' I think, which because of my misunderstanding about Tifa caused me to create a false idea of the game's story.
You are Cloud.